Jami' at-Tirmidhi

Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3739

Arabic hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا صَالِحُ بْنُ مُوسَى الطَّلْحِيُّ، مِنْ وَلَدِ طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الصَّلْتِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ، عَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ ‏ "‏ مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى شَهِيدٍ يَمْشِي عَلَى وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى طَلْحَةَ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ ‏" ‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ الصَّلْتِ ‏.‏ وَقَدْ تَكَلَّمَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْعِلْمِ فِي الصَّلْتِ بْنِ دِينَارٍ وَفِي صَالِحِ بْنِ مُوسَى مِنْ قِبَلِ حِفْظِهِمَا ‏.‏

Translation

Qutaybah narrated to us: Salih ibn Musa al-Talhi, a descendant of Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullah, narrated to us, from al-Salt ibn Dinar, from Abu Nadrah, who said: Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah said: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say, ‘Whoever would be pleased to see a martyr walking on the face of the earth, let him look at Talhah ibn ‘Ubaydullah.’ Abu ‘Isa said: This hadith is gharib; we know it only through the narration of al-Salt. Some scholars have criticized al-Salt ibn Dinar and Salih ibn Musa for their retention.